The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has no plans of stepping aside from the mandatory fight with Antony Joshua, at least according to promoter Eddie Hearn. AJ is supposed to defend his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight belts against Kubrat Pulev on December 12. under the IBF, we have Kubrat as the mandatory challenger while Usyk falls under the WBO's mandatory challenger. All that Usyk needs to do is win against Derek Chisora before the end of the year and for AJ to do the same against Kubrat Pulev. If Usyk defeats Chisora, Hearn has promised to pursue the mandatory bout against AJ in the first half of the new year.Similar Bodybuilding Threads: WBC/IBF light heavy title - Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Artur Beterbiev Undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk earns a heavyweight win Cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk moves up to heavyweight division WBC light heavyweight title fight - Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Doudou Ngumbu
Eddie Hearn has made it clear that Usyk is really looking forward to fight the winner of the Joshua-Pulev fight.
I hope Anthony Joshua wins against Kubrat Pulev. I really want to see AJ go against Oleksandr Usyk.
Originally Posted by Hova I hope Anthony Joshua wins against Kubrat Pulev. I really want to see AJ go against Oleksandr Usyk. I wouldn't dare miss this for the world.
This is another fight that will a ton of money. AJ vs Usyk will definitely make the news.
The Aleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora fight was supposed to take place in The 02 Arena. So you know it is going to be a huge fight.
Originally Posted by Olaf93 The Aleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora fight was supposed to take place in The 02 Arena. So you know it is going to be a huge fight. If it wasn't for the pandemic, that arena would've been packed to the brim.
You only reserve The 02 Arena if you are absolutely sure it going to be sold-out. That fight was going to be epic until, you know, the fucking corona hit.
I bet that pissed off Usyk and the promoters!
Originally Posted by Hova I bet that pissed off Usyk and the promoters! It really did! There was a lot of money to be made.
is it me or are these Ukrainian boxers intimidating as hell?!
Originally Posted by Hova is it me or are these Ukrainian boxers intimidating as hell?! They are definitely scary as fuck! Even in movies they are always portrayed as killers and what not.
There is this video of him on youtube and he really looks scary shadow boxing. You should check it out if you haven't already, that is.
Originally Posted by Hova There is this video of him on youtube and he really looks scary shadow boxing. You should check it out if you haven't already, that is. I will make sure I do that once I'm done with things here.
The crazy thing is that Aleksandr Usyk wants to fight Deontay Wilder more than both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Usyk even demonstrated it by knocking out Chicago Bulls' mascot, Benny The Bull, before his fight with Chazz Witherspoon.
Originally Posted by Olaf93 Usyk even demonstrated it by knocking out Chicago Bulls' mascot, Benny The Bull, before his fight with Chazz Witherspoon. It was Usyk's heavyweight debut and he outclassed Chazz Witherspoon by landing 139 punches to his opponent's 21.
Originally Posted by Hova Originally Posted by Olaf93 Usyk even demonstrated it by knocking out Chicago Bulls' mascot, Benny The Bull, before his fight with Chazz Witherspoon. It was Usyk's heavyweight debut and he outclassed Chazz Witherspoon by landing 139 punches to his opponent's 21. Hold up! that doesn't sound right. How the hell did Chazz manage to only land 21 punches when Usyk was at 139?!
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